When the body is too acid and can't get rid of the toxins a person will get chronic illness or in other cases gain weight.  Thus some persons can eat very little and still gain weight as their body is too acid and so stores the remaining toxins in the fat cells as it can't release them.  The fat cells act as a kind of protection for the body so the toxins don't cause more damage to other bodies cells.  These persons require more alkaline water than others to release the toxins so they will be able to loose excess fat/weght. They need an alkaline producing diet as well..  So some persons may eat very very  little and yet gain weight as their body is too acid.

Our bodies may spend more time producing waste products than processing and discharging or releasing them. Some persons because of  heredity are more prone to become acidic or toxic. As we get older we also become more acidic.

Most of the food we like is mainly acid causing. Acidic causing foods do not necessarily mean that they taste acidic, but that the waste they produce are acidic. Grains and meats are mainly acidic; fruits and vegetables are alkaline. Interestingly citric fruits may taste or seem acidic but are considered to be alkaline because they contain alkaline minerals and do not make the body acidic.

Then there is our environment.  Polluted air often contains 3% less oxygen than clean air.   More healthy cells are killed by polluted air, water and soil as well as the natural death of cells caused by normal metabolism. Thus more acid waste products are created and our body becomes more and more acidic.

The question is: What happens to the non-disposed of acidic waste products in our body?  These waste products become solid waste, such as fat, cholesterol, fatty acids, uric acid, kidney stones, urates, phosphates, sulfates, etc., and unknownly to us, they accumulate and build-up within our body. This accumulation of non-disposed of acid waste within our body are what makes us get ill and get old. Some of the results of an acidic body are chronic pain, high blood pressure, headaches, never feel well, fatigue and skin problems, plus many others.

Alkaline neutralizes acid. Drinking alkaline water promotes our body to dissolve acid wastes and makes it easier for the body to dispose of them safely. The accumulation of acid waste causes ill health,. but  the reduction of acid wastes will reverse this. Alkaline water is not a medicine to cure any disease. However, if consumed regularly, alkaline water gradually reduces the accumulated acid wastes and many illnesses go away. For example obese persons slowly get rid of the toxins causing the weight gain. As a result of acid reduction, there are many reports of natural health improvements in Japan. The over weight individual for example requires a great deal of alkaline mineral water between meals to get rid of toxic waste residue to reduce their fat.  They can drink up to 1 liter of alkaline water enriched with minerals for every 40 pounds of your weight each day.

We use alkaline soap to wash acidic dirt accumulated on our skin; we must wash the acidic dirt accumulated within our body too by using alkaline water which is enriched with minerals. Alkaline water has been available in Asia for over 30 years; special water ionizers that produce alkaline water have even been approved by the Japanese government as medical devices.